Help interpeting this qoute?

Question

“All that is needed for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.”

Albert Einstein

Answer 1

Its saying evil will continue to rise unless the good of people try and stop it. That what i think

Answer 2

BASICLLY HES SAYING THAT IF YOUR A GOOD MAN AND YOUR  SITTING AROUND DOING NOTHING YOUR NOT DOING ANYTHING GOOD FOR SOCIETY.

DO NOTHING GET NOTHING.

MORAL OF THIS STORY...GET OFF YOUR *** AND DO SOMETHING!!!! LOL

Answer 3

evil exist when you do nothing to change what has happened that is wrong when you could have... is what i think it means.   kinda hard to put this into words

Answer 4

Essentially, you are your brother's keeper...what harms him will harm you in the long run so you must fight against evil and injustice with all your might all the time. If you choose to ignore evil done to another it will gain in strength until it can also consume you.

Answer 5

This quote means that if evil did prevail [which means win, or become better than anything else] it would be because the good people of the world stood back and didnt try to prevent [stop] it from happening.

Hope i helped!

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Answer 6

i think hes saying for evil to win the only thing that has to be done is for the good men out there to do nothing to stop it.

Answer 7

One of my favorite quotes. It means that inaction is bad. If you see someone being punched, and you do nothing, you helped evil prevail.